Koutammakou - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Koutammakou - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba () is a cultural landscape designated in 2004 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site at the border between northern Togo and Benin.Dominique Sewane, ′Ceux qui malaxent la peau fine de la terre′. Les Batammariba. Anthropologie de l'habiter, 40th Session of Unesco Heritage – Istanbul: THE ETHIC VALUES OF KOUTAMMAKOU, Courrier des Afriques The area features traditional mud tower-houses which remain the preferred style of living. The traditional mud houses are known as a national symbol of Togo. Many of the mud houses have two floors and some of them have a flat roof. Read more on Wikipedia
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